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Greetings all, just seeing if any of you have this issue. I have the red Barron hand capper. Bottles bottles bought from my homebrew shop. I boil my caps for about five minutes. I capi get a good crimp but they will still twist. Now,a couple days later when I check them. I can't twist them. But...

I'm doing an ipa I want to dry hop. But I just have 6 gallon bubblers. No five gallon carboys. So would it be a big deal to transfer to another 6 gallon carboy, or should I dry hop in primary. If I dry Hop in primary what kind of time line am I looking for? Am I waiting for activity to calm...

Greetings all, I've been brewing all grain for a couple of years, now I feel the need to start tinkering with the water. I will be building the water from RO. I read the water primer and feel this would be a great place to star while I am reading my new water book by Palmer. I am doing an...

Greetings all, as I am deciding on a stand to build, I was just curious about your thoughts on the Brutus 20 vs. other stands like 3tier or Brutus ten. I like the idea of the smaller footprint, i am also no crazy about using a ladder to get to the hlt. For budget reasons I can only get one pump...

Greetings all, lookin at getting a plate chiller and had some questions. Lookin at the duda diesel, shirron, or something like that. What do you guys do to keep them clean? Reading stories about a lot of gunk in there. Are you putting filters in the BK? Are you baking them? Is it worth the...

I have come up with 3qts dead space in the bottom of the boiler. my question is do adjust the amount of water to the mash, or the boiler? I brew 3 gallon batches. or Do I just say my final volume is 3.75 gallons? By the way I am using beer smith 2 for my calculations. Thank you. Mike

was told by a homebrew shop person that I need to clean my stainless pot therm. and ss spigot with it. any thoughts mike

Looking at the 32 quart brew kettles from Homebrew heaven and Homebrew stuff.com. HAve any of you used these kettles, and how is the service with these two stores. They seem fine. Just checking. Thanks for your input. Happy brewing, Mike

greetings all, when I finished bottling I notice that some of my caps were twisting after I turned them myself. this is the second time this has happend. The first time I thought that maybe i got some bum caps. I use sierra Nevada bottles. So I am wondering, What do you think the best...

what do you guys do and why? Do you just soak your bottle caps in sanitizer or do boil. again as with anything in homebrewing reading about not to boil caps because it may damage the gasket. What say you guys. happy brewing, Mike

As I clear out old tubing and replace I am finding there does not seem to be any real consistancy in the bottling tubing. some fit nice and tight and other times the tubing is loose. (which is probably explaining a couple of my batches that tasted oxidized:confused:). Is there any place that...

I have tried scrubbing and using oxyclean..but I am still finding deposits on the sides and corners of the carboy. I read in Palmers book about using CLR. Does anyone know what kind of dilution i should use. I have also read about white vineger. Same question? Thank you all in advance. Mike:)

Greetings All, Even here in vegas, my garage gets a little to cool to make ales. I have an old fridge with a johnson controler. What do you folks do to warm up the chamber. it will get down to 53 in the chamber on its own. I know I could make lagers. right now I have a cailifornia common...

wow..I have seen the foam and I like it!!! I have been an Idophor guy for a while. Nothing against it, it worked great for me. But boy pretty cool not to soak my bottles in gallons of water. Just a spray bottle and a bucket for tubing, cane and the sorts. My back is sure thanking me. cut...

So I have the grain for a marzen. but, I do not have the means for the cooler temps of a lager. is there an ale yeast I could use that could keep it close to the profile of a marzen. maybe a german ale yeast. or a neutral flavored yeast. Or does this ale exist....if so what is it, and i am...

Hey all, just curious, is there a list or chart that describes the modification levels of various base malts? I hear that some pilsner malts are highly modified and can use just a single temp infusion mash. Just trying to dial in more info for this art. Thanks and happy brewing, Mike

Greetings All, I have a light lager that has been in the primary for 10 days, 2 days rest, and has been sitting in the secondary for 3 weeks. Will I need add more yeast for carbing purposes? Thank you in advance. I really enjoy this site. Thanks, Mike

Hey all, Are there any written plans to make an electric brew pot? Jkarp, I looked at BYO and I could not find the plans for your brutus set up. or am I looking in the wrong place? I do 3 gallon batches. looking to boil inside instead of outside. THank you in advance mike

hey all, If I were to put another beer on the yeast cake of the previous beer, are there any considerations I should think about? Like flavor from old hops. Should the beer be the same beer or a bigger darker one? THanks in advance. By the way i have been a long time lurker and what a...

hey all, If I were to put another beer on the yeast cake of the previous beer, are there any considerations I should think about? Like flavor from old hops. Should the beer be the same beer or a bigger darker one? THanks in advance. By the way i have been a long time lurker and what a...